Andrew,
Toshiba handset will have Access NetFront Mobile Client Suite running, which
includes NetFront Full browser along with NetFront Messaging client, JV-Lite
2 for apps support, and NetFront DTV one-seg browser. I blogged about the
both devices here:
http://analytica1st.com/analytica1st/2008/02/emobile-starts-voice-service-releases.html
Kind regards,
Alex
On 2/25/08, Andrew Shuttleworth <andrew@cvp.jp> wrote:
>
> The single mode 1.7Ghz completely sucks. Why on earth they decided to do
> that I've no idea. Especially when HTC has plenty of multi-band phones.
> Maybe they feared people would do too much roaming on the DoCoMo network
> with a smart phone? Perhaps they have to pay by volume for certain types of
> connections and face making a loss? Or perhaps there was some other warped
> logic? I wonder what full web browser the Toshiba (which does roam) has?
> I was at the press conference and the sharp tongued Semmoto-san was very
> critical of the Japanese mobile phone industry. He was playing an emotion
> game with the press saying that Japan is behind the rest of the world when
> it comes to pricing plans. I found him unduly rude to at least one of the
> people who asked questions - basically telling them to shut up and let
> others ask questions. That tone was uncalled for. He also said saifu keitai
> are a waste of time
>
> To find out that we can have our cake (GPS smart phone) but can't eat it
> outside major metropolitan areas and even in subways in Tokyo was a
> disappointment.
>
> Still the pricing plans look interesting. I'm all for making things
> simpler. I find the way Softbank in particular does their pricing at the
> moment is confusing.
>
> It's also good that they are making it easy for people to have more than
> one SIM. Pricing from 0 yen for a second line. I wonder when we'll start to
> see digital cameras with data capabilities and simple web applications. (I
> know keitais have decent camers, but people still buy digital cameras).
>
> I hope e-mobile they can build out their network fast. It will be
> interesting to see how the other carriers respond, but as I understand it
> their networks aren't built to handle the demands that full flat rate data
> would create so I guess their hands are somewhat tied.
>
> Andrew
> www.windowsmobileinjapan.com
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> Wow, EMobile is really putting on steam.
>
> On top of the official announcement of voice+data plans they announced a
> new variant of the HTC Kaiser platform.
>
> http://www.japan.htc.com/press/pdf/0225_TyTN%20II_JPN_final%20for%20distribution.pdf
>
> From the specs, it *looks* like they are dropping the 2.1GhzHSDPA/GSM/GPRS
> modem for a single mode 1.7Ghz module.
>
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